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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: Lavender on July 18, 2016, 13:29
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Hi,
I am individual but probably I would like to continue stock photography as self employed in the future (I am living in EU).
What will change after it?
For example,
- shell I announce it to stock agencies?
- shell I send an invoice to agency after getting every payments?
- ETC..
Maybe somebody was in similar situation and share experiences to me.
Thanks for your help!
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i would leave it as individual
unless you plan to incorporate and get complicated like having your IRS find you
to ask you to get a tax-number; send advance payment for tax-withheld,etc.
those things are usually for individual who are making alot of money.
or else you will just be making life complicated for yourself.
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Uhh, thank you.
Can I stay as individual at stock agencies, if I am self employed in my country? (with a different main activity).
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What country are you in?
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Self employed is individual.
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Yeah, in the U.S. individual and self-employed are the same, but it may be different in your country. Either way, it won't change your relationship with the agencies - they don't care and an invoice would confuse them best case.
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Uhh, thank you.
Can I stay as individual at stock agencies, if I am self employed in my country? (with a different main activity).
i think the two recent comments answer your question (ind = self )
but in your country it may be different.
in my country i would be deemed self employed if i was
miss lavender.
and self-employed if i register as
Lavender photography
but for agency purposes, as darylbrooks say,
it makes no diff.
..ie. unless you have a tax # (not your employment insurance code) but an IRS registration as a business .
best consult your country tax dept. if you're concerned..
as none of us are tax-consultants here (at least not me ). 8)
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Yes, in my country (Hungary) is the same: self employed can be individual person who works his/herself. So, it is clear, thank you so much for your answers, helped a lot! :)
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Yes, in my country (Hungary) is the same: self employed can be individual person who works his/herself. So, it is clear, thank you so much for your answers, helped a lot! :)
sorry typo...
individual would to me be, working part-time
and
self-employed would be if i registered myself as a business
eg. Lavender photography
either way, individual would be fine with microstock.
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Well, in most countries it's a requirement to have a business so you can invoice and pay tax correctly unless we're talking very little money. One-man business = individual.